Bag-filling machine.



a. R. KING & s. W. PANGHBR.

BAG FILLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5,-1914.

1,1245459. I Patented Jan.12,1915.

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G. R. KING 8: S. W. FANGHER.

BAG FILLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED EBB, 5 191 1.

7 Patented J an. 12, 1915.

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- carried by a conveyer, or removed by onnien enonen R. KING, 'or wnsr NEW mren'ron, Ann SAMUEL W. rnncnnn, OF NEW nnr'en'ron, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS T0 J. :8. KING & COMPANY, on NEW YORK,

N. YQA GORPDIRA'lItIOlll OF NEW YORK.

BAG-FILLING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

.lPatented Jan. 12, 19115.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GEORGE R. K ne, residing at Manor road, 'lVest New Brlghton,

Richmond county, and State of New York,-

and SAMUEL W. FANCHER, residing at 149 Second streetg-Neiv Brighton, Richmond county, and State of New York, both citizens of the United States,lhavc invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Filling Machines, fully described and represented in the following specificat on and the accompanying drawings, form ng a part of the same.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for filling sacks or bags having an open mouth, and it consists of a machine having a series of filling-funnels carried by a turntable with special ineansfor snugly fitting the illit top of the funnels to the bottom of the'feeding-chute a platform movable with the turntable for supporting the bag" when filled and formovingitfrom a filling position to a suitable pos tlon for the operator 'to tie it or otherwise close its mouth, and means controlled by the operator "for fstoppiiig' and starting the movemehts of the turntable.

The turntable is held stationary whilean operator applies a sack to one of the filling funnels, and it is then started to move such funnel to a point where the sacks are filled where it is again sto ped and a sack applied to a succeeding tunnel while the firstmentioned sack is filled. When the sack is filled, the turntable is started again by the operator and the filled bag is moved step by step to a point where it can be conveniently tied "or closed. After the mouth of the bag is secured, the next movement ofthe turntable and platform brings the filled bag to a dischar 1',Whlcl1 slides it automatically from the patform, after which it-may Ibe t e operator for storage. Such operation of the machine avoids any delay in shifting the filled sack from the feeding-chute, and

utilizes the time required for filling each sack in the application of the sacks to the funnels upon one side of the turntable and the tying of the filled sacks upon the opposite side I The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawin in Which- Figure 11. is an elevation s the machine vided with with the drum in section at the right-hand side of the line a2za; Fig. 2 is a plan of the means for connecting the mouth of the sack to the filling-funnel; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same with the funnel and the sack in section; F igwl is a diagram of the means for operating the friction-clutch of the turntable; Fig. 5 vis a plan of the turntable, with the feeding-chute and a part of the gearing for turning the turntable; Fig. 6 is an elevation of the turntable and the platform carried beneath the same,- with a bag-plate supported upon the same to sustam short sacks; and Fig. 7 is a plan of one section of such bag-plate inverted.

The turntable is shown as a circular plate a mounted to turn with a vertical spindle b which is driven by gears c and a frictionclutch consisting of a friction-pulley (Z and friction-roll e. A drum a is shown extended downwardfrom the turntable, and a circular platform f provided at its lower end and projected beyond the margin (if the turntable to support the sacks when filled.

Arms gare extended beyond the margin, of

the turntable to carry the filling-funnels g, which are provided with upper flange it and lower flange it hating grooves i in itsppposite edges to receive a movable sackstretcher. Such sack-stretcher has a crosshead 7' with parallel lateral arms k which are fitted to the grooves 71. The arms are slit longitudinally at is forming an inner tongue upon each, Which' is bent to press elastically upon the bottom of the groove 71 and thus hold the sack-stretcher in any position to which it is moved. The attachment of the funnels to the turntable by a narrow arm 9, attached to each at its inner edge, exposes such inner edge of the bottom flange most fully, and thus affords the freest pos-- sible access to the pins Z when the operator is applying the cloth of the sacks thereto.

The rear corners of the flange 71. are prov projecting pins Z with which the bag-mouth at its rear part can be quickly engaged, and the front part of the bagmouth, being drawn upwardly before thecross-head j, can be tightened and held in open position during the filling of the bag by drawing the cross-head j forwardly, as

indicated by the dotted line y" in Fig. 2, so as to hold the mouth of the bag fully open. The slot is in the outer side of the flange which is readily grasped by any movement which the cross-head would make when pulled outwardly .in stretching the mouth of the bag, and the engagement of the cross-head with the slot thus makes a close joint between the bag-mouth andthe bottom of the funnel, to prevent the escapeo'f any dust during the filling operation.. The cross-head is provided with an vupwardly projecting knob or handle 10 the operator when moving the cross-head inward or outward.

g It .will be understood, as stated above, that the spring character ofthe arms is upon the sack-stretcher serves to -hold the sack-stretcher in any position to which it is moved, and thus retains it in close engage-- ment with the mouth of the bag when it is pulled forwardly to stretch the mouth.

The platform f is so arranged as to support" the weight of the material in the bag when filled, and the bag-mouth is released from the funnelwhen the operator desires to tie it,by merely pushing the bag-stretcher jr-lc inwardly and withdrawing the bagmouth from the pins Z. To secure the settling of the material in the sacks before their mouths are closed, it is desirable to locate the filling-point at a considerable dis- "tance upon the periphery on the turntable which supports the bags,

' over the path would be attached to the funnels,

B the point where the feeding-chute would be located, C the point where the bags may be tied, and-D the point where they would be discharged from the supporting-platform f, the space between the points .3 and C embracing four of curing four jolts of the bag at successive stoppages of the turntable, while shifting the bag from C.- A considerable space is v desirable between the feeding-chute and the discharge.

The feeding-chute m is shown supported of the funnels by means of a stand m, and in practice a welghing device is required for supplying weighed char es of material to the feeding-chute for livery to the bags, but such weighting a-pparatus is not shown herein, as it forms no part of the present invention, which into which slotthe cross-head j of the sack-stretcherisfitted, is. made deeper than provided A designates the point where the funnels, and thus se-' the hopper to the tying point eludes only the means for carrying the bags to the filling-device and to a convenient point for tying or manually securing their I mouths before their discharge from the ma chine. The bottom of the feeding-chute is with a spring-collar n having a flange n adapted to'slide over the flange h of the funnel, and having an upper flange n pressed elastically by springs 0 fitted between the same and a flange m upon the hopper. The flange n is provided with guide-pins o fitted through holes in the flange h and the yielding of the collar h .under the pressure of the springs 0 is restricted by heads p upon bolts inserted through the collars m and n The flange 'nlis. thus held normally close to the tops of the funnels as they approach the same, and 1s pushed slightly topward by each funnel as it is centered beneath the chute, thus forming a tight joint with the funnel, andpreventing the escape of material at such pomt. A sleeve 9' is shown extended from the bottom of the chute within the collar n,

to prevent any leakage of material at the joint of such neck and collar.

The turntable is intermittently moved at the pleasure of the operator; allowing sufiicient time between such movements for one operator to connect the bags with the funrels and another operator to tie the bags while upon the platform f, and the stoppage v of the turntable, when each funnel is centered beneath the chute m, is effected by a latch 1" adapted to engage a notch s in the margin of the platform when each of the funnels is thus adjusted. The latch is formed upon the end of a lever t which is connected by the rod t and crank t with an eccentric sleeve u in, which the axle e of the friction-roll e is journaled. The turning of the eccentric sleeve by the crank it forces the friction-roll'upward against thepulley d. The lever isshown with a spring 1* to press the latch into thenotches s, and is located beneath a platform u upon which the operator would stand, and a push-pin Q) is extended from the lever through the platform, and pressurefrom the operators foot acts to simultaneously detach the latch r from the notclts in the platform, and to press-the friction-roll 6 against the pulley d to rotate the drum. The roll-shaft e is continuously rotated by a driving-pulley 'v', and

the operator may thus turn the table" to the desired point, and u on removing his foot from the pushin t e latch r engages another notch in t e latform and centers the next funnel beneat the hopper. crater thus contr'olsboth the stopping and The 'opv starting of the turntable, as he contlnuesthe movement of the table as long-as desired by maintaining the pressure of his foot upon the push-pin, and then permits the turntable to be arrest 6. by the latch r by removing the 7 securing the bag-mouth.

' is desired to fill shorter saclrs pressure upon thepush-pin, It is obviously immaterial whether the precise means shown holds it in a convenient position for the operator to'tie when detached by him from the funnel, and the machineis provided with a discharger immediately adjacent to such tying-point, which pushes the tied bags successively from the platform. I Such discharger is shown asa wheel w mounted upon a vertical shaft 10. and continuously rotated by a pulley w and having blocks to upon its margin adapted to engage the sides of the bag when pressed toward it by the ro tation of the platform, and slide the bag laterally from the platform. l/Vhen thus discharged, the bags may be received by a traveling belt and conveyed any desired point, or may be transported to any point by hand.

The platform f is shown constructed at a suitable distance below the tunnels to support sacks E of maximum size, and where a blockplate f made in sections, as shown in l .3, to over the platform, as shown in Fig, is applied thereto and supper by bloclrs f of height to sustain the pat the dc vibe i sired point. l he drum. a is preferably ex:-

tended between the turntable a and the plat form f, to contact with the inner bags, as shown in l, t us support them laterally durin their movement to tyingpoint; and, if desired, primary platform f be made ad ustable verti- (rally upon the drum so be set any point required below th tunnels.

One of the essential features of the inven tion is the provision of circular platform movable with the turntable support the bottom the in shifting the same, after is tilled to a convenient point for its contact with the bottom of the bag serving to jolt the bag, as the tunnels are stopped and started in their movement from the filling-point the point for closing and The "funnels are carried upon the turntable by narrow arms 1 so as to afiord the ireest possible access to the pins Z when the operator is applying the mouth of the, sack thereto. The pull upon the mouth of the sack, when drawing the crosshead of the Sack-stretcher forward, retains the cloth in firm engagement with the pins during the filling operation, the spring tongue upon each of the arms in serving to hold the saclr stretcher in its adjusted position during the filling oi the bag, but per- I manually securing a wire. tie upo mitting the operator to instantly release the mouth' of the bag jftornthe funnel when it is desired to tie or secure s'uch'mouth.

The operation of the machine may be carried on just as re 7 filled, as the mout s of the bags are all tied or s'ecuredat the same point so thatthe op erator can attend, to each as soon as it reaches his position, the empty bags being also secured tothe funnels during the-stoppage of the funnels beneath the feedingchut 'e. The chute is referred to hereinas the means for filling the bags, a sit delivers the material to the funnel for that purpose,

and it is immaterial by What means the material is supplied to the chute in suitable charges. I

It will be observed that the-device which moves the sacks successively to the chute and tying-point has no moving parts, but that the funnels and the platform which idly as the bags can be supportthe filled bags are attached rigidly j to the intermittently rotating shaft (Z, and.

the only moving elementwhich cooperates therewith is the discharging wheel to, and such parts are not liable to derangement as they merely rotate in the performance of their functions. A suction-pipe o is shown in section in Fig. 3, encircling the flange m and slotted or perforated on the side next 2:

the flange so as to draw oil any dust which may escape around the .joint'offi the chute funnel during the filling of the saclz. This pipe 0 is shown in dotted lines below the hopper m in Fig. 5, with a branch 0" extending therefrom for connection to acnetion fan or pump. "By this means the diffusion oi dust is wholly prevented at the filling point.

At the present'tinie means in use for n the necl: of the bag which can be done less and at less expense than many modes of fasteningthe bag, and the present construction is especially adapted to till the bags and present them at a convenient point for such manual application the tie t the bag-neck before is. discharged iro z the machine, as it before the neclrs were secured.

Having thus set forth the nature of same with the turntable, means actuated by would not. be desirah to handle bags apart from the machine the operator for te inorarily engaging such clutch to turn the turntable, and a latch tically over the filling-funnelsin succession,

a platform movable with the turntable to support the weight of the bag while securing its neck, and means controlled by the operator for intermittently turning the turntable to shift each sack step by step from the filling-point to a suitable point for securing the neck of the bag.

3. In a bag-filling machine, the. combination, with a turntable carrying a series of flat-top filling-funnels having means for en-' 7 gaging the sacks therewith, of a flat bottomed filling-chute supported over one edge of the turntable to slide over the flat 'tops of the funnels successively, a drum projected downwardly from the turntable, a circular platform carried by the drum below the funnels to support" the weight of the sack while securing its neck, means controlled by the operator for shifting the funnels and bags step by step from the filling point to a suitable point for securing the neck of the sack, and a discharger operating continuously, to slide the filled sacksin. succession laterally from the said platform.

4. In a bag-filling machine, the combination; with a turntablecarrying a series of filling-funnels having means for attaching sacks thereto, of means for filling the sacks through the funnels, a circular platform rotatable with the turntable at a suitable distance belowthe funnels to support sacks of maximum height, and 'a block-plate fitted to rest upon such circular platform to support sacks of lesser height.

5. In a bag-filling machine, the combination, with a turntable carrying a series of filling-funnels having each a smooth level flange upon the top and means for'attach ing the sacks to the funnels, of a feedingchute fixed over one side of the turntable and having upon the bottom a spring-col- I jections.

lar with a flat flange adapted to slide over the top-flange of the funnel and make a filling-funnels, of a feeding-chute supported over the turntable to engage such funnels, each funnel having a smooth level flange upon the top to engage the chute and having projections upon its rear side to engage the .mouth of a bag, and having grooves upon its opposite sides, and a sack-stretcher having a crosshead with parallel arms fitted elastically to the said grooves, and the crosshead adapted to fit within the mouth of the bag and hold its rear edge against said pro 7. In a tion, with a turntable carrying a series of filling-funnels having each a smooth level flange upon the top and means for attaching sacks to the funnels, of a feeding-chute fixed over one edge of the table to en age the tops of such funnels, and having a xed flange with bolts extended downwardly therefrom carrying a movable collar with flange to slide upon the tops of the funnels, springs fitted between the'fixed flange and such collar, and a sleeve extended from the bottom of the chute within the collar to prevent leakage of material at the joint.

8. In a bag-filling machine, the combination, with a turntable carrying a series of flat-top filling-funnels having means for atbag-filling machine, the combina' taching sacks thereto, of a feeding-chute v having a flat bottom to slide over the fillingfunnels in succession, and means supported adjacent to the joint of the chute with the filling-funnels to remove by suction any dust that escapes at such joint.

In. testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in they presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. a. KING. SAMUEL w. FANCHER.

Witnesses: ELMER H. GOURLEY v ALFRED F. KfNo. 

